Fell Back

by M.E. Kerr

Book Overview

When a classmate at his exclusive private school falls to his death from a tower, seventeen-year-old John Fell is determined to find out whether the incident was suicide, accident, or murder. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060232927
• ISBN13: 9780060232924
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

symbolism in fell back

Symbolism In M.E. Kerr's Fell Back M.E. Kerr uses symbols to represent things that might have been in this novel. The main character, John Fell, is without a father. He finds things that constantly remind him about how life could have been if his father was still alive. In this very gripping sequel, John Fell finds himself in the middle of a murder. Kerr uses symbols to help show Fell what life could have been like if his father was still alive. When one of his classmates seemingly commits suicide, his father's memory triggers a thought, what if the student was not pushed? So, Fell decides to investigate. Many things occur during this period, in which his father almost comes back to life, the symbols keeping him alive in spirit. But aside from the few symbols in this book about Fell's father, there was not a lot of complex symbolism. Because of this lack of complex symbolism, this book fell sort of void of complexity. Perhaps if Kerr had included more symbols, like he did with Fell's father, this book would have been better. This novel was a very good one, but because of the lack of complex symbolism, it fell short of its vast capacity. Kerr has made better novels, but over all, this book was weakened by the lack of symbolism.

It stays with you

I actually remember this Fell much clearer than the first one. While it still offers the amazing M E Kerr ability for feeling andd drama, i don't think a science fiction reader would be disapointed with it, since it depicts a lively world with rules of it's own. Some of the ideas from this book will stay with me forever. And in addition to this, it is also a thriller. What more could you ask for?

Clever Mind Trap!

This book had an excellant and unpredictable plot. It contains the basic elements to keep the interest of any teenager such as I. It is filled with Love and Death backed up by well defined charaters each posessing a unique and intricate personality. It will keep you thinking about it for months after you've read it. If any one knows where I could get a copy of it or its sequal "Fell Down" drop me an e-mail.